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ALARIC
GENDER:
Masculine
USAGE:
Ancient Germanic
PRONOUNCED:
AL-ə-rik
(English)
[key]
Meaning & History
From the Gothic name
Alareiks
which meant "ruler of all", derived from the
Germanic
element
ala
"all" combined with
ric
"ruler, power". This was the name of a king of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in the 5th century.
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